Resources and ideas for schools wanting to use the Tsunami / Earthquake disaster in Japan as stimulus:

Recommended websites:

http://www.guide-de-survie.com/seisme-tremblement-terre/	French	How to survive an earthquake - Imperative/infinitives, lists of essential equipment etc.
http://www.guide-de-survie.com/survivre-tsunami-raz-de-maree/	French	As above to survive a Tsunami - not as comprehensive.
http://1jour1actu.com/dossierclesactu/seisme-au-japon/	French	Website with simplified news bulletins aimed at 7-13 year olds in French.
http://www.securikids.fr/parents/planete/tour-du-monde/2495-seisme-tsunami-terres-ravagees-cadavres-indenombrables-dans-les-yeux-des-enfants	French	diagram of how a tsunamis is formed and accompanying French text.

http://www.teteamodeler.com/editorial/seisme-japon.asp	French	Interesting text in French about how to reassure young children about the events in Japan.
http://energie-climat.greenpeace.fr/	French	Whole sections about nuclear energy and the dangers faced in Japan with diagrams and everything
http://www.physiker.com/?b997a270	German	Physics for kids but all in German and includes geoghical forces such as earthquakes
Click this link for textbook downloads about tsunamis & earthquakes	Spanish	Textbooks in pdf form to download for children to learn about tsunamis and earthquakes etc.
http://www.lefigaro.fr/international/2011/03/15/01003-20110315ARTFIG00683-japon-les-kamikazes-du-nucleaire-sacrifient-leur-vie.php	French	Commentary about the real everyday heros staying behind to battle with the nuclear plants at Fukushima
http://www.tivi.de/fernsehen/logo/index/35467/index.html	German	very KS3 friendly version of recent events in Japan

Resources made by teachers:

Spanish	This PPT is based on a Rachel Hawkes model for describing places Tsunami based on Rachel Hawkes describing_places.ppt Details Download 1 MB
French	Match up exercise online - what to do in an earthquake http://talkaboutgames.wikispaces.com/Earthquake
French	Gap-fill based on what to do in an earthquake (not same text as above) Survivre à un fort tremblement de terre gap fill.pdf Details Download 398 KB
German	These files were kindly uploaded to the yahoo MFL resources group by Alison Kirsch Atom-Alarm_in_Japan_15.03.2011.doc Details Download 70 KB Atomkraft_in_Deutschland.doc Details Download 67 KB
French	Simple past tense phrases adapted from and based on ppt originally made by Caroline George and shared on MFL Yahoo Resources grou Qu’est-ce..by Caroline George MFL Yahoo group.ppt Details Download 350 KB